Stock Movers

Today's biggest winners and losers in the stock market.

On this episode of Stock Movers:
- Restaurant Brands International (QSR) increased its regular quarterly cash dividend to 65 cents per share from the previous dividend of 62 cents per share. The dividend declaration date is Feb. 12.
- McDonald’s (MCD) US sales grew at the fastest pace in more than two years in the fourth quarter as value meals continued to resonate with cost-conscious diners.Sales from established US restaurants jumped 6.8% in the period from a year ago when foot traffic was dented by an E. coli outbreak, ahead of analyst estimates and the highest since 2023. Earnings, excluding one-time items, also outpaced the average of estimates compiled by Bloomberg, as did comparable sales at the company’s two international divisions.
- Cisco Systems (CSCO) shares are down after the maker of networking equipment’s second-quarter results disappointed on gross margin, even as other metrics beat expectations. It also gave an outlook for gross margin that was below the consensus.
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Today's biggest winners and losers in the stock market.

On this episode of Stock Movers:
- Nuveen is buying Schroders in a £9.9 billion ($13.5 billion) deal, creating one of the world’s largest active asset managers with nearly $2.5 trillion of assets.
- Adyen plunged the most since August, wiping out €6.6 billion ($7.8 billion) in its market value, after it softened its revenue growth forecast for the year due to economic uncertainty.
- Hermès sales grew on robust demand for its coveted Birkin bags, with one of the luxury industry’s most resilient players chalking up gains across all markets and most of its products.
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Today's biggest winners and losers in the stock market.

On this episode of Stock Movers:
- Nuveen is buying Schroders Plc in a £9.9 billion ($13.5 billion) deal, creating one of the world’s largest active asset managers with nearly $2.5 trillion of assets.
- EssilorLuxottica SA reported an 18% surge in fourth-quarter sales, riding a boom in demand for AI-powered glasses that far surpassed analysts’ estimates.
- Mercedes-Benz Group AG warned that margins will remain under pressure this year amid tariffs and fierce competition in China.
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Today's biggest winners and losers in the stock market.
On this episode of Stock Movers:
Cisco (CSCO) gave a weaker-than-expected forecast for profitability in the current quarter, overshadowing a generally positive outlook fueled by artificial intelligence gains. Cisco, the largest maker of networking equipment, has increased spending to create new AI-focused products. The tech industry also is coping with a threat from memory-chip shortages, which is boosting costs. The shares fell about 4% in late trading after the report was released. Cisco’s stock gained 30% last year.-
McDonald's (MCD) saw its US sales grow at the fastest pace in more than two years in the fourth quarter as value meals continued to resonate with cost-conscious diners. Sales from established US restaurants jumped 6.8% in the period from a year ago when foot traffic was dented by an E. coli outbreak, ahead of expectations and the highest since 2023. Earnings, excluding one-time items, also outpaced the average of estimates compiled by Bloomberg, as did comparable sales at the company’s two international divisions. The shares rose 2% at 4:04 p.m. in extended trading in New York. The stock has advanced nearly 6% this year, outpacing the gain of the S&P 500 Index over the same period.
- Zillow (Z) shares tumble as much as 18% on Wednesday after the home-search site forecast adjusted Ebitda for the first quarter that missed the average analyst estimate as the firm contends with legal costs and expenses from its partnership with Redfin.
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Today's biggest winners and losers in the stock market.
On this episode of Stock Movers:
Listen for comprehensive cross-platform coverage of the US market close as heard on Bloomberg Television, Bloomberg Radio, and YouTube with Katie Greifeld, Scarlet Fu, Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec.
- McDonald's (MCD) US sales grew at the fastest pace in more than two years in the fourth quarter as value meals continued to resonate with cost-conscious diners. Sales from established US restaurants jumped 6.8% in the period from a year ago when foot traffic was dented by an E. coli outbreak, ahead of expectations and the highest since 2023. Earnings, excluding one-time items, also outpaced the average of estimates compiled by Bloomberg, as did comparable sales at the company’s two international divisions. Shares of the fast food restaurant rose in afterhours trading.
- Micron (MU) shares rose as much as 9.9% after Chief Financial Officer Mark Murphy assured investors that the company is producing its new much-prized HBM4 memory chips in high volumes. The product line — the latest generation of Micron’s high-bandwidth memory — is now being delivered to customers, Murphy said during a Wolfe Research event. The chips are designed to help artificial intelligence computing systems handle the flood of data needed to develop and run AI models.
- Lyft (LYFT) shares fell by the most in a year after the rideshare firm issued a disappointing forecast that missed Wall Street expectations, a sign that its global expansion and new product offerings are not performing as quickly and as well as anticipated. Shares of Lyft fell as much as 16% after markets opened on Wednesday, their worst intraday decline since February 2025. The stock was already down 13% so far this year through Tuesday’s close.
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